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The University of South Carolina VoL 98, No. 88 • Since 1908 ---WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005 Kappas reward student leader ^ • Kappa Alpha Psi awards Terrell G. Johnson memorial scholarship during talent show in Russell House Ballroom 1% !'■ rAKI DCVKIHI no -I r i- ■ ■ • ■ ujf jnwwM THE GAMECOCK The Quazi Carolina dance duo took home the first-place trophy at the Kappa Alpha Psi-sponsored talent show Tuesday night, but the show in the Russell House Ballroom-was about more than talent. The 2005 recipient of the Terrell G. Johnson memorial scholarship, Molesey Knox-Brunson was presented with a $500 scholarship at the end of the show. The award goes to someone who personifies the meaning of honor, leadership, character and scholarship- Knox-Brunson’s contributions » to the USC community include P involvement in Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, SAAVY, NAACP, and MAPP. In 1980, Kappa Alpha Psi held its first talent show and awarded its first Terrell G. Johnson memorial scholarship. The scholarship commemoration the 1979 slaying of Kappa Alpha Psi brother, Terrell G. Johnson, during a Kappa Alpha Psi event at the Bates House. Former Kappa Alpha Psi talent show coordinator and USC graduate, Lorenzo Singletary said the talent show and scholarship demonstrate Kappa Alpha Psi’s focus on achievement. “I thifik the scholarship recipient was very deserving, he said. “Molesey definitely defines achievement.” The hip-hop band Lincoln Abe performed three original songs as the fc- — JUUgC5 UUdll^CU U1C11 UCCIMUI1. The dancers from Benedict College, third-year business student Demetrius McIntosh and second-year computer engineering student Mike Hailey, won a trophy and a $200 award. The 2005 talent show featured a variety of performances, including vocal, instrumental and dance. “I think that we had a variety of talent,” Singletary said. “I especially enjoyed the dancing.” Other acts included a vocal rendition of Luther Vandross’s “Superstar” by first-year electronic journalism student Lyvotte Hall, and a saxophone rendition by fourth-year computer science student Stephen Vanterpool of Mariah Carey’s “My All.” First-year advertising student Daniel Jones said Quazi Carolina’s dance performance was the show’s highlight. “The way the one guy lays on the floor while the other picked him up with invisible strings was awesome,” he said. “It was unique. They did stuff I haven’t seen before,” said first-year business student Tom Phan, but he added that he thought Vanterpool’s saxophone performance deserved first place. “We showcased some great talent,” third-year business management and marketing student and Kappa Alpha Psi ♦ SHOW, page 3 NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK Fourth-year computer science student and Alpha Phi Alpha member Steven Vanterpool plays saxophone during the Terrell G. Johnson Memorial Talent Show. Filmmaker visits USC to screen documentary PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Maggie is one of three female subjects in filmmaker Paula Mozen’s ‘3 Girls I know.’ Mozen is screening the film at 7 p.m. tonight in McMaster 214. By Z’ANNE COVELL FOR THE GAMECOCK Documentary filmmaker Paula Mozen visits USC today to screen her film “3 girls I know.” The event, which will be held in McMaster 214, will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free. A panel discussion moderated by USC film professor Laura Kissel and featuring Mozen and USC professors Kathryn Luchok and Laura Woliver will follow the screening and address the film’s content. Mozen said her film, which won the University Film and Video Association’s Member’s Choice Award in 2004, explores teen sexuality, specifically HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and lesbianism. The documentary compares three girls’ experiences growing up and relates the consequences of their decisions. “The three girls come from different areas, backgrounds and ethnic groups,” Mozen said. “I knew I would find differences in their experiences, but I also wanted to see the similarities.” Mozen selected Ari, a San Franciscan of black and Asian descent, Maggie, a Caucasian from Montana, and Tishaun, a black of Cherokee descent from Baltimore, as her subjects. Luchok, a specialist in women’s health and reproductive health, said she believes female audience members will be able to relate to these girls’ experiences despite possible ethnic differences because they discuss universal issues like peer pressure and finding one’s self during adolescence. “The issues they’re facing are relevant to every young woman’s coming of age,” Luchok said. Mozen lived in all three areas where the subjects reside and said she found the women by meeting and hanging out with groups of teenagers. “I was looking for articulate girls, who had stories to tell, and looked good on camera,” Mozen said. “These girls are not Hollywood, but they are all beautiful girls, who people will want to watch.” Mozen said the three young women candidly share their experiences. ♦ DOCUMENTARY, page 3 I-Comm week features prominent journalists By JULIA SELLERS for the gamecock The College of Mass Communications and Information Studies is holding its second annual I-Comm week of guest lecturers and special events. I-Comm, short for information and communications, showcases the School of Library and Information Sciences and the five different tracks of communication studies in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications through lectures, special events and social gatherings. The School of Library and Information Sciences events took place last week. “I-Comm week is a week of promoting the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies,” said Jen Horne, School of Journalism internship and placement coordinator. Gerald Boyd, a syndicated columnist ^and former managing editor of The New ®N THIS ISSUE York Times, will give a 6 p.m. lecture in the law school auditorium about “Journalism in the World Today.” Hank Gilman, the deputy managing editor for Fortune Magazine, lectured Monday on the importance of copy editors and moving up from a small-town paper to a major magazine. “One of the big events [this year] is the Super Bowl of Advertising,” Horne said. “We have two creators of the Bud Light ‘Skydiver’ commercial.” The commercial shows a skydiving instructor tossing a six pack of Bud Light out of the plane to persuade a reluctant parachutist to jump. The pilot pushes the parachutist out of the way and leaps out of tbe plane after the beer. The commercial’s two creators received the Cocky Award for the best Super Bowl commercial of 2005 from the Super Bowl advertising class. ♦ I-COMM, page 5 NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK Journalism and mass communication doctoral students display research proposals in the Coliseum. Topics range from political cartoons to race relations. AWARDS DAY CEREMONY TO STREAM ON INTERNET • USC Web site to offer video of annual event for stand-out students By SYDNEY SMITH STAFF WHITER For those who can’t attend in person, Thursday’s University Awards Day ceremony will be available in streaming video on the Internet. At 2 p.m. Thursday, 250 USC undergraduates will receive various awards from the university, including the Algernon Sydney Sullivan awards for top male and female students and the Steven N. Swanger Award awarded for leadership by the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society. The ceremony will be available through a link on USC’s Web site, www.sc.edu, starting Friday. Past events including Commencement, the Bicentennial Kickoff in 2001, and the announcement of Steve Spurrier as football coach have been streamed, and in the future, more and more events will probably be streamed, USC spokesman Russ McKinney said. The streaming of University Awards Day is “an opportunity for people who can’t be there to see it,” McKinney said, because a number of recipients are from out of state. Awards Day recognizes student success largely in academics, but also in service, leadership and participation. Student Life Administrative Coordinator Cheryl Soehl said it is “the only campus-wide event for all undergrads” while individual colleges and departments may have their own events. “The university has many students who excel in academics and extracurricular activities,” said Dennis Pruitt, vice president for student affairs, in a news release. “It is a very special event for the honorees and their families.” ♦ CEREMONY, page 6 Nike reveals factory sites after years of criticism By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEAVERTON, Ore. — After years of criticism over its labor practices abroad, Nike Inc. has disclosed for the first time the names and locations of more than 700 factories that produce its sneakers, apparel and other products. Industry experts said the disclosure, included as part of the company’s corporate responsibility report, makes the sneaker giant the first major apparel manufacturer to voluntarily disclose its entire supply chain. In the report released Wednesday, Nike also acknowledges that factories with which it contracts to produce goods have harassed workers and forced some to work overtime. For years, activists have demanded that Nike and other major companies reveal where factories are located, so that independent observers could go and assess the labor conditions. Corporations have been reluctant to do so, arguing that the plants are where the company’s trade secrets are laid bare and that advanced products could be leaked to rivals. In its 108-page corporate responsibility report, Nike discloses the names of 124 plants in China contracted to make its products, 73 in Thailand, 35 in South Korea, 34 in Vietnam - with others elsewhere in Asia, as well as in South America, Australia, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Turkey and the United States. While the competitive risk still exists, ♦ NIKE, page 6 ♦ THE MIX Not so Hot Hot Hot Heat’s new album, “Elevator," fumbles amid disjointed pop in a disapproving sophomore effort Page 9 ♦ SPORTS Not going anywhere USC basketball coach Dave Odom says he's here to stay amid departure rumors. Page 12 INDEX Comics & Crossword....:...! 1 Classifieds..14 Horoscopes..11 Letters to the Editor..8 Online Poll..8 Police Report..2 i' 1 * www.dailygamecock.com ■■■ ■ ■ ^